wordpress-mobile / wordpress-mobile/WordPress-Android
Migrate SuggestionService to WorkManager
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[Type] Task
- Dominant language
- Kotlin
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Description
Android API 26 background service limitations were introduced. SuggestionService should either be migrated to WorkManager, or more likely, ViewModel. Background services may behave differently as updates are/were made.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating SuggestionService and reading the linked Android API 26 background-service limitations, then compare the issue's proposed WorkManager and ViewModel options. The work is complete when SuggestionService no longer depends on the affected background-service behavior and its update behavior is preserved.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100